Webster

897 F.2d 534 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William G. WEBSTER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 89-10192. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 10, 1990. Decided March 7, 1990. Before WALLACE, ALARCON and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 William Webster appeals from a judgment of conviction for federal bank robbery. He contends that the trial court improperly commented on the evidence and that he was thereby denied a fair trial. We affirm. DISCUSSION 3 It is within a trial court's "province ... to assist the jury in arriving at a just conclusion by explaining and commenting upon the evidence, by drawing their attention to the parts of it which [the court] thinks important...." Quercia v. United States, 289 U.S. 466, 469 (1933). The court's discretion, however, is not limitless. We review the trial court's comments to determine "whether the judge has…